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there’s been so much praise heaped on sita sings the blues that i don’t really need to elaborate further. it’s pretty much the indian epic ramayana in animation, interweaved with the autobiographical story of nina (the film’s director/animator/all-in-one), whose husband dissolves their marriage through email. i’m doing a terrible summary, but it is all in all awesome. it has humour, jazz music, wonderful animation and a really powerful emotional core.
and the best thing is, it’s free here.
why something so awesome is free is a long story, if you read the articles linked above you get the main gist of it, but for more details go to the film’s official site.
so watch this film, and if you like it, donate to nina paley. she’s getting no money from this film, all she wants is for it to be seen by as many people as possible. if you work in a school (or are attending school with a student film society)– organise a screening and collect a small admission fee and donate the proceeds to her. it’s a wonderful film and it deserves to be seen, and for its creator to get some sort of financial reparation. :)
